Browsed byMonth: July 2009

Image via Wikipedia Wherever I go, I always try to think what I could do to improve a business. I’ve been doing it for years and now that it comes naturally to me, I even do it while I’m on holiday. So, as I’m holidaying in DisneyLand Paris at the moment, I couldn’t but think up something I would do to improve the place. And here it is. What is Disney’s most powerful advertising medium? TV? Print Ads? Movies? All…

Image by webast via Flickr Well, it’s our second day at Disneyland Paris and it’s been a bit of an eye opener for me. I’ve never been to any of their resorts before, but the people I know who have been come back raving about what a great time they had. And I can see why. Our hotel stay so far has been impeccable, the entertainment spot-on, with a pass to get into the park from 8:00am all the way…

Image via CrunchBase Interesting article today about how iPhones sales have beat expectations. Here’s what the BBC had to say about it: Net profits hit $1.23bn (£953m), or $1.35 a share, in the fiscal third quarter to 27 June, from $1.07bn, or $1.19 a share, a year earlier. Apple sold more than 5.2 million iPhones in the quarter, seven times greater than the same period a year, before, boosted by a new iPhone model. Analyst reacted positively to the news…

Looks like Google is having a great quarter. According this report on the BBC, Q2 for 2009 has been much better than they anticipated, regardless of the fact that the rest of the economy is suffering. Here’s a snippet of the news article: The firm saw net income reach $1.48bn (£900m) in the three months to 30 June, compared to $1.25bn a year before. Revenue rose 3% for the period at $5.52bn and just over half – 53% – came…

In today’s global economy we deal with partners, suppliers and customers all around the world. And sometimes it gets confusing to know what time it is locally for them. So here’s a tool that can really help. It’s a time clock that helps you tell the time in any part of the world, and you’ll never be lost for time again. It’s always good to be considerate of your partners, regardless of whether they’re a large computer manufacturer or a…

As was widely anticipated, it seems like the UK Interest Rates have remained fixed at 0.5%, the historic low they had dropped to in March this year. This is good news for people on tracker mortgages as it means their mortgages are still costing them very little. However, there’s a concern for home owners that new mortgages at those rates are impossible to find and people are getting locked into higher rate mortgages. Does this translate into more profit for…